NOVEL WEB Chapter 786: The Feeling of Being Targeted
After bringing the survivors back to Changhe Base, Wang Tao went to the City Hall and urged them not to go near the rift.
The rift has limited visibility, and the minimum level of monsters is Level 4. With the current human capability, entering is a death wish.
After giving the instructions, Wang Tao left Changhe Base on his own, planning to take a look at the rift.
He currently needs a large number of Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores for his ascension. Since no sixth-rank zombies have appeared yet, he can only rely on monsters from the Crack Third Layer.
This time, many rifts have suddenly appeared, far more than in the past. However, the individual rifts seem smaller than those of the previous era.
About forty kilometers away from Changhe Base, there is a rift, the closest one to Changhe Base.
This rift did not appear in the previous era, or rather, the locations of the rifts appearing now are different from those of the past, seeming somewhat random. The few rifts he was familiar with in the previous era are nowhere to be seen now...
These rifts look almost the same as in the past, except smaller. The most notable difference is that even though it's very dark inside, it's purely due to the absence of light, lacking the dark attribute mist of the past. Hence, for someone like Wang Tao, who has night vision ability, it's not a problem.
There are many zombie herds on the rift's edge, some zombies possibly can't see the path or maybe slip, accidentally falling into the rift.
But when they fall, not a sound is made, and the other zombies don't care. When they spot Wang Tao in the sky, they raise their heads and howl.
Wang Tao didn't spare these zombies a glance; he was about to dive headlong into the rift, but suddenly his gaze tightened, and he halted his actions.
"That is..."
Wang Tao saw a giant mutant beast resembling a black panther climbing up from the edge of the rift!
No, not just one!
After this mutant beast climbed up, more and various types of mutant beasts appeared one after another!
These mutant beasts varied in form, but predominantly black, with bloodthirsty red glints in their eyes!
"Roar~"
The first black panther mutant beast to climb out roared and launched a direct assault on the zombie herd at the rift's edge!
The zombies naturally noticed these mutant beasts and rushed at them as well. Zombies devour any living creatures, except their own kind, so seeing these mutant beasts is akin to seeing food. Even if these mutant beasts are stronger than zombies, the zombies know no fear.
In just the blink of an eye, the mutant beast herd from the rift clashed with the zombie herd.
The mutant beasts were individually strong, all at least Fourth Order Elite, and the zombies were numerous, with any given herd having hundreds or thousands. So initially, they were evenly matched.
But as more mutant beasts climbed out of the rift, the zombies began to falter.
If they were humans, they would certainly retreat. But zombies lack the intellect and continue fighting relentlessly.
"..."
From above, watching this scene, Wang Tao's expression turned serious.
He never expected that the monsters from the rift would escape!
This doesn't seem to bode well for humanity...
Considering the current situation, Wang Tao's level is the highest, followed by the monsters from the rift, then zombies, mutant beasts, and lastly humans.
Although zombies outrank and outpower most humans, now that the serum has been developed, their most terrifying means is no longer effective against humans. Thus, the humans are not afraid of zombies, at least not Changhe Base.
But if the monsters from the rift have escaped, the situation changes. After all, these monsters are stronger than zombies, quite numerous, and they don't rely on the zombie virus to attack; the serum is useless against them.
The successful development of the serum initially made Wang Tao feel that humanity might gain the upper hand, but now this situation casts a shadow over his heart.
...
It didn't take long for the battle below to conclude. Naturally, the rift monsters were victorious.
These dense rift monsters all lifted their heads, staring at Wang Tao in the sky, their blood-red pupils exuding a sense of madness and slaughter. If they could fly, they would have rushed up directly.
Looking at the monsters below, Wang Tao took a deep breath and then dove straight down.
"Roar~"
Wang Tao's proactive assault excited these rift monsters.
But they were obviously too early in their celebration. When Wang Tao revealed his sixth-rank ability without reservation, the rift monsters fell faster than they killed zombies.
In a matter of moments, not a single rift monster remained standing here.
Wang Tao calmly put away his finger tiger, unfazed.
He was, after all, already at Level 6, so taking care of these Level 4 mutant beasts was naturally easy. However, the number of rift monsters was considerable, which still wasted some time.
After collecting all the spoils of war, Wang Tao directly entered the rift.
The Crack Space was vast but devoid of monsters; clearly, those monsters had all escaped. However, Wang Tao found the entrance to the second layer.
"Those monsters just now were all Fourth Order, but there's a second layer here, meaning only the first layer's monsters escaped, and the second layer's monsters are still inside..."
Wang Tao tapped his chin thoughtfully, which at least counted as good news. If those fifth-rank or sixth-rank monsters had also escaped, humanity would be in even greater danger.